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Bellator 38 Weigh-Ins, Pre-Fight Presser Starts Friday 6PM EST

Press Release – Robinsonville, MS – (March 24, 2011) — The weigh-in and pre-fight press conference for Bellator Fighting Championships’ Saturday evening event at the Harrah’s Casino Tunica Event Center will take place FRIDAY at 5:00 p.m. CST at the Event Center Lobby inside the Harrah’s Casino Tunica Event Center, 13615 Old Hwy 61 N, […]

Bellator 38 posterPress Release – Robinsonville, MS – (March 24, 2011) — The weigh-in and pre-fight press conference for Bellator Fighting Championships’ Saturday evening event at the Harrah’s Casino Tunica Event Center will take place FRIDAY at 5:00 p.m. CST at the Event Center Lobby inside the Harrah’s Casino Tunica Event Center, 13615 Old Hwy 61 N, Robinsonville, MS 38664.

Participants include all 18 competitors in Saturday’s event including fourth degree BJJ black belt Daniel Gracie, undefeated Tim Carpenter, as well as D.J. Linderman, Raphael Davis, Richard Hale, Nik Fekete, Chris Davis, and Christian M’Pumbu.

The event will be emceed by Bellator cage announcer Michael C. Williams and Bellator color commentator Jimmy Smith.

If you are not able to attend the official weigh-in/pre-fight conference for Bellator Fighting Championship’s Saturday event at the Harrah’s Casino Tunica Event Center, you can catch all the action LIVE at www.Bellator.com. The entire weigh-in/pre-fight press conference for Bellator 38 will be streaming LIVE at 5:00 p.m. CST.

The full fight card for Bellator 38 is below:

MAIN CARD:
Light Heavyweight Quarterfinal Fight: Tim Carpenter (6-0) vs. Daniel Gracie (5-2)
Light Heavyweight Quarterfinal Fight: D.J. Linderman (8-1) vs. Raphael Davis (10-1)
Light Heavyweight Quarterfinal Fight: Richard Hale (15-3-1) vs. Nik Fekete (4-0)
Light Heavyweight Quarterfinal Fight: Chris Davis (10-2) vs. Christian M’Pumbu (15-3-1)

UNDERCARD:
Local Feature Fight: Will Penn (3-1) vs. Blagoi Ivanov (8-0)
Local Feature Fight: Jimmy Van Horn (2-0) vs. Austin Lyons (5-1)
Local Feature Fight: Jake Underwood (1-0) vs. Tim Galluzzi (2-0)
Local Feature Fight: Brian Albin (11-5) vs. Cody Donovan (6-1)
Local Feature Fight: Amaechi Oselukwue (1-1) vs. Abe Wilson (2-1)

For more information, visit Bellator.com, follow Bellator on Twitter @BellatorMMA or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Bellator

About Bellator Fighting Championships

Bellator Fighting Championships is a Mixed Martial Arts promotional company headquartered in Chicago. Bellator’s founder/CEO, Bjorn Rebney, is an experienced fighting sports and entertainment professional with a deep commitment to the purity and integrity of the sport of MMA and its athletes. Bellator Fighting Championships’ executive team is comprised of top industry professionals in the areas of live event production, television production, fighter relations, venue procurement, sponsorship creation/development, international licensing, marketing, advertising, publicity and commission relations.

About MTV2

MTV2 is a man’s best friend, available in nearly 80 million homes and with the highest concentration of males 12-24 and 12-34 on TV today. A vibrant mix of music, lifestyle and action sports programming, MTV2 has reflected the habits and behavior of young people since its launch in 1996. MTV2 is part of MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom, one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms.

Bellator 37 Receives Lower Ratings For Third Live Broadcast On MTV2

Bellator Fighting Championships saw a drop in the number of viewers who tuned in for last weekends Bellator 37 event in Concho, Oklahoma.
The third event of the promotions fourth season drew 173,000 viewers last weekend, a drop of almost 60,000 from the number of people who tuned in for Bellator 36. News of the […]

Bellator 37 posterBellator Fighting Championships saw a drop in the number of viewers who tuned in for last weekends Bellator 37 event in Concho, Oklahoma.

The third event of the promotions fourth season drew 173,000 viewers last weekend, a drop of almost 60,000 from the number of people who tuned in for Bellator 36. News of the viewer numbers was first reported by MMAjunkie.com.

Bellator 35 brought in 200,000 viewers on MTV2, while Bellator 36 reached a high of 230,000 viewers for the live event and a total of 240,000 for the replay.

Certainly not a huge difference in numbers, Bellator did have to compete with the Facebook UFC 128 prelim stream as well as the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

The event took place at the Lucky Star Casino last Saturday night, and featured the season four featherweight quarterfinal bouts. The main card, which included the tournament quarterfinals, aired live on MTV2 seeing Patricio Freire, Wilson Reis, Daniel Straus and Kenny Foster advance into the semifinals.

Bellator 37 Highlights: Reis, Patricio Pitbull, Straus, and Foster Move onto Semifinals

The Bellator Season 4 Featherweight Tournament fighters put on an action-packed show at the Lucky Star Casino as Wilson Reis, Patricio “Pitbull” Freire, Kenny Foster and Daniel Straus battled their way to the semifinals and one step closer to earning a title shot against Bellator Featherweight Champ Joe Warren.

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The Bellator Season 4 Featherweight Tournament fighters put on an action-packed show at the Lucky Star Casino as Wilson Reis, Patricio “Pitbull” Freire, Kenny Foster and Daniel Straus battled their way to the semifinals and one step closer to earning a title shot against Bellator Featherweight Champ Joe Warren.

Bellator FC Announces Two Event Deal At L’Auberge du Lac Casino Resort In Lake Charles, LA

Press Release – CHICAGO, Ill. (March 21, 2011) — Louisiana has been home to five different Bellator events and it will now officially host two more in 2011. Bellator Fighting Championships today announced a two-event deal with L’Auberge du Lac Casino Resort in Lake Charles, LA.
The L’Auberge Event Center was the host of a […]

L'Auberge du Lac-aerialPress Release – CHICAGO, Ill. (March 21, 2011) — Louisiana has been home to five different Bellator events and it will now officially host two more in 2011. Bellator Fighting Championships today announced a two-event deal with L’Auberge du Lac Casino Resort in Lake Charles, LA.

The L’Auberge Event Center was the host of a sold out Bellator 31 in September, 2010. The casino will now host the Season 4 finale, Bellator 45 on May 21, 2011 and a Season 5 event, Bellator 52 on October 1, 2011. Both events will air LIVE on MTV2.

“L’Auberge du Lac is a spectacular casino resort with a world-class, exciting venue that was sold out, standing room only in Season 3. I’m thrilled we will be going back twice before the end of 2011 to entertain our loyal fans along the Gulf Coast,” said Bellator Chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney.

L’Auberge features a state of the art venue in the center of the casino resort that has proven to be a perfect stage for world-class mixed martial arts and Bellator’s unique tournament format.

Tickets for the May 21 event go on sale Friday, April 8 at www.ticketmaster.com. Fans must be 21 to enter Event Center.

For more information, visit Bellator.com, follow Bellator on Twitter @BellatorMMA or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Bellator

About Bellator Fighting Championships
Bellator Fighting Championships is a Mixed Martial Arts promotional company headquartered in Chicago. Bellator’s founder/CEO, Bjorn Rebney, is an experienced fighting sports and entertainment professional with a deep commitment to the purity and integrity of the sport of MMA and its athletes. Bellator Fighting Championships’ executive team is comprised of top industry professionals in the areas of live event production, television production, fighter relations, venue procurement, sponsorship creation/development, international licensing, marketing, advertising, publicity and commission relations.

About MTV2
MTV2 is a man’s best friend, available in nearly 80 million homes and with the highest concentration of males 12-24 and 12-34 on TV today. A vibrant mix of music, lifestyle and action sports programming, MTV2 has reflected the habits and behavior of young people since its launch in 1996. MTV2 is part of MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom, one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms.

About L’Auberge du Lac

L’Auberge is located on 242 acres of land in Lake Charles, La., two hours from the Houston metropolitan area. This premier facility is ideal for the business traveler or guest looking for the ultimate in hospitality and dining experiences, plus non-stop gaming action. The property includes a 26-story hotel complex with approximately 1,000 spacious rooms and suites; an 18-hole golf course designed by Tom Fazio; 26,000 gross square feet of meeting space, including a business center and conference registration area; two resort swimming pools, lazy river and private cabana courtyard; full-service salon and spa and cardio fitness center; retail stores; eight innovative dining outlets; and top-name entertainment. The casino features 30,000 square feet of Vegas-like gaming action with 63 table games and more than 1,600 slot machines.

To learn more about L’Auberge, call reservations at (866) 580-7444 or visit www.ldlcasino.com or www.facebook.com/laubergedulac .

Bellator 38 – Prelim Card Set For March 26 In Tunica

Bellator 38 takes place this Saturday, March 26, at the Harrah’s Hotel and Casino Tunica Resorts, MS on MTV2 beginning 7PM EST (4PM PST).
The event will host the opening round of the inaugural Bellator Season 4 Light Heavyweight Tournament. The winner of the eight man tournament will earn $100,000 and be declared the first-ever Bellator […]

Bellator 38 takes place this Saturday, March 26, at the Harrah’s Hotel and Casino Tunica Resorts, MS on MTV2 beginning 7PM EST (4PM PST).

The event will host the opening round of the inaugural Bellator Season 4 Light Heavyweight Tournament. The winner of the eight man tournament will earn $100,000 and be declared the first-ever Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion.

Main Card:

Light Heavyweight Quarterfinal Fight: Tim Carpenter (6-0) vs. Daniel Gracie (5-2)
Light Heavyweight Quarterfinal Fight: D.J. Linderman (8-1) vs. Raphael Davis (10-1)
Light Heavyweight Quarterfinal Fight: Richard Hale (15-3-1) vs. Nik Fekete (4-0)
Light Heavyweight Quarterfinal Fight: Chris Davis (10-2) vs. Christian M’Pumbu (15-3-1)

Preliminary Card:

Local Feature Fight: John “Doo Doo” Brown (8-3) vs. Blagoi Ivanov (8-0)
Local Feature Fight: Jimmy Van Horn (2-0) vs. Austin Lyons (5-1)
Local Feature Fight: Jake Underwood (1-0) vs. Tim Galluzzi (2-0)
Local Feature Fight: Brian Albin (11-5) vs. Cody Donovan (6-1)
Local Feature Fight: Amaechi Oselukwue (1-1) vs. Abe Wilson (2-1)

For more information, visit Bellator.com, follow Bellator on Twitter @BellatorMMA or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Bellator

About Bellator Fighting Championships

Bellator Fighting Championships is a Mixed Martial Arts promotional company headquartered in Chicago. Bellator’s founder/CEO, Bjorn Rebney, is an experienced fighting sports and entertainment professional with a deep commitment to the purity and integrity of the sport of MMA and its athletes. Bellator Fighting Championships’ executive team is comprised of top industry professionals in the areas of live event production, television production, fighter relations, venue procurement, sponsorship creation/development, international licensing, marketing, advertising, publicity and commission relations.

About MTV2

MTV2 is a man’s best friend, available in nearly 80 million homes and with the highest concentration of males 12-24 and 12-34 on TV today. A vibrant mix of music, lifestyle and action sports programming, MTV2 has reflected the habits and behavior of young people since its launch in 1996. MTV2 is part of MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom, one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms.

Bellator 37 Highlight: “Pitbull” Freire TKO’s Georgi Karakhanyan

All eyes were on Season 2 featherweight standouts Patricio “Pitbull” Freire and Georgi “Insane” Karakhanyan as they closed out the night’s fights. In Round 1 action, Pitbull lifted Karakhanyan off his feet but Georgi defended with a guillotine attempt. The fighters battled through Round 2 mostly on their feet with Freire appearing to a have […]

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All eyes were on Season 2 featherweight standouts Patricio “Pitbull” Freire and Georgi “Insane” Karakhanyan as they closed out the night’s fights. In Round 1 action, Pitbull lifted Karakhanyan off his feet but Georgi defended with a guillotine attempt. The fighters battled through Round 2 mostly on their feet with Freire appearing to a have a slight edge in the momentum. It was all Freire in Round 3 as the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt dropped Karakhanyan to the mat with a left hook to the chin, paving the way for a relentless ground-and-pound assault that ended the fight with a TKO at 0:56 in Round 3.

HT: Bellator.com